Tanegashima - The Arrival of Europe in Japan (NIAS Monographs)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: December 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780700716753
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900; Sociology, Social Studies; c 1500 to c 1600; History: World; History; Japan; Portugal; Asia - Japan; History / Japan; Anthropology - Cultural
First sentence: Tanegashima is an oblong island to the southeast of kyushu, stretching 60 kilometers from north to south and 20 kilometers from west to east at its widest.